Door fastener



L. E. `WHITNEY DOOR FASTENER 'Dea 6, 1927.

Filed 'Maron v. 1925 2 Sheets-sneu 2 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.r

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.. EIMS-@invention appertainsetoclosureoperators andL fasteners.-'and'thefprimaryj ob- Yjeetppfr the inventiongzis @the provisionfyof ianovel .meaiisfor "facilitating i,y the easyA opervation `ofa V,sliding-xdoor. and :novel securing meansy cooperating with .thel operatinggmeansfor holding the.dt'ioifwin;ay closedfiposition against operation rbyannnauthorized per- Sgn: v e

Q Another. object.-` of theeinventionnis :the

provision vof: a (sliding, closure operatorembodyingfgafslidingoperatingbar?carriedebyA theclosure having :means `for .permitting theoperationthereof from; the vinterior fand.y ex- .l5 terior of theclosure;aeswinginggoperatmg ylever .operatively `-connected .with-.- theclosure Yan@closure.frameand anovel' seeuringflatch bar-pivotallyJassooiated'vvith the Aclosure and adapted. ito bemovedpinto the.pathnfthe -operating leverfwhen'tl'ie closure. is ,inits' H y YYsuitable iiidebrackets-f16 seeuizedvto the e outer .end of-theoperatingbar closed.. position .so-.fas toev'ectivelygprevent the.operatinn lthereot A A lfurther 1 obj eet s of Athe invention.l is .fthe

15 provision. of novel means, for permitting' .the connection of. fthelatching. lever with the operatinglever, whereby the latchlever will be.f firmly` yheld in. place against.swinging movement..V 1 A .still`further, object Lof .the invention is tol provide" an improved deviceof; the above character, which `will 'be durabIeandFeHi'- cient in use,one thatwill be simple and'easy to mani'it'raoture and fonefw'h'ichcanbe placed upon'the marketand incorporated with a sliding closure at asmall cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will y be hereinafter morespecifically described,

drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of lthe sliding closureV operator and thenovel' securing Vmeans therefor, the closure being shown inV its closedposition in full lines and in its open position in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the sliding closureyoperating means and the securing or latching -lever thereof, the

operating means being in closed position,

Figure 8 is an elevation of the operating means showing the latch leverin itssecuring position, the guide pins of the operating lever beingshown in section,y Y e Figure 4 is a detail horizontal section taken onthe line ofhFigure 1.V

claimed and illustrated in theV accompanying Referring@ fthe lrawingindetail, :wherein,s1milar.i reerei'icey characters designate Vlikeor-`eorrespendingparts-#throughout the severalA zviews, ,ther letter AVgenerally findif cates .the slidin'geclosureewhieh can ,be iconsideredas.,a .doorin. they presenu instance. The, doom f-A' is -mvoiintedf in.suitable ,-tracks v(n ot..show ni) "inffthe door frame-B, which'as ALingsiir11o.

neoiad ma ,esdoorn and mamie y Bis the novel kdoor .operating "means C,andi the .novel securing,-.device' D, for the operatj shown @embodiesthe ylongitudinal-ly f extendinggneans ,G,whichffor-msthe important part2- ofthe :present invention, .The door :operateilig, :means CVVcomprises a 1-sliding', operating bar "15 which is mounted for movementin'a horizontal .plane over theface .of .thefdoor in l5 at .theopposite: faces. thereof. iis. provided withthe manipulating handles. 17and' the innermost `haiidl'elis4 extended through a suit- "ablesit/eis'frmediihe doorn; Byars 19 and provided with an :inwardlyextending manip'ulating'{pin 2Q ilwhich '..is mounted-in.. a extendingslot 21 .,formedgfin longitudinal the'fituatin 'i lever22.' AThe'actuatiiignle-- ver 22 is roc ably mounted at its lower end uponasuitable pivot pinor shaft 23 oarried by the sill l() and this leverextends upwardlyv toward the operating bar 15. The extreme upper end ofthe actuating lever 22 is provided with aneye or staple 24, for apurpose, which will behereinafter more fully described. Mounted withinthe guide slot 21v of the lever 22V is aV headed guide pin-25 rigidlycarried by the door A. If so` desired the upper end of the slot 21 canterminate in an angularly extending sec-V tion or pocket126 in whichthevguide pin is adapted to fit when the door is in its extreme closedposition.

VBy operating the bar 15, the lever 22. can

be swung on its pivot 23, which will slide the door A in its track,either to its open or closed position depending upon the direction thebar 15 is moved. l

' The novel means Dl employed for holding the door in its closedpositionand the operating means C against movement embodies the swinginglatch lever 30, which is pivoted at its upper end as at 31 to the doorA. As

y shown the pivot point of the latch lever 30 is located above the upperend of the actuating lever 22 and at one side thereof.` When theactuating lever is swung to move the door to closed position,` the latchlever is permitted to ride under the upper end of the frame, and thelatch lever is provided with an offset bracket 32 for engaging the outerface of the lever.` This bracket 32 `carries an eye or staple 33, whichis adapted to aline with the eye or staple 24 carrie y the actuatinglever,` when the dooris closet. A suitable padlock may be engagedthrough the alined eyes 24 and 33 so as to prevent `manipulation of thelatch lever 30 by unau` thorized persons` Due to the abutting relationof the eyes 24: and swingingxmovement of the lever 22 is prevented andconsequently the door will be held against move- `invention but what Iclaim is:

ment. The latch lever "30 may be disposed at substantially right anglesto the actuat ing lever 22, when the same is in lockedposition so thatany movement of the lever 22 will be transmitted directly to the pivotpin 31. l l

Changes in details may be made Without departing from the spirit orscope of this `l. A fastener for a slidin closure including guidesarranged `in aorizontal plane carried by the closure, an operating barslidably mounted in said guides, manipulating handles for the operatinbar, a rockably mounted lever having a `longitudinally extending slottherein, a guide pin carried by the closure mounted in said slot, and anoperating pin rigidly carried by the operating bar slidably mounted inthe slot.

`2. A fastener for asliding closure including a pivoted actuating lever,a ymember movable into and out of the path 'of the lever for holding thesame against actuation,

and an operating bar slidably carried by the i closure and having aslidable connection with said actuating lever. y

3. A fastener for a sliding closure includ ingfa swinging lever, a latchmember movable into and out of the path of said lever, eyes carriedrespectivelyv by the lever and latch meinberadapted` to alineivhen thelatch member is moved in the path of the lever, a lock adapted to beassociated with said eyes,` and an operatingbar carriedby thev closureand having a slidableuconnection with said swinging lever.

4. A fastener for a sliding closure including an operating bar slidahlymounted upon the closure in a horizontal plane, a rockably mounted leverhaving al longitudinally extendingyslot therein, a guide pin carried bytheclosure mounted iiisaid slot, and an slidably mounted in theslot. y

5. A fastener for asliding closure including an operating barelidablymounted upon the closure in a horizontal plane, a rockablymountedlever `having aplongitudinallv expoperating pin carried `bv theoperating bar K tending slot therein, a guide pin carried by y

